De-Tripling (De-Triangularization)
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Sometimes one winds up with a model (frequently imported)which contains a large number of unnecessary triangular polys (for example a flat plane which needs be defined only by its edges but nonetheless is subdivided into many polygons across its face).
Does anyone know of an automated tool that can analyze a model, and "de-triple" (combine together into one flat poly) polygons that are unnecessarily subdivided?
thanks,
karl
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ThomThom's CleanUp would be one option.
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If erasing the triangulation lines also results in erasing geometry (which will mean that cleanup won't get rid of those lines) then do this:
1- Use the Axes tool and set it to the plane's surface.
2- Select the entire planar surface along with all triangulation lines.
3- Use thomthom's Vertex Tools ($20) gizmo to scale the surface on the "z" plane to zero. (The "z" plane is the perpendicular plane to the surface).
4- Erase lines with eraser. -
I should also mention that you can use the above directions to flatten any uneven surface or make any selected geometry flatten to a single perfectly flat plane.
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Artisan has an option to decrease the the amount of triangles.
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Tried installing Cleanup but weirdly enough while it shows up in the Plugins Manager, it's nowhere to be found on any menu.
Xiombarg - thanks for the tip. Also, great choice of screen name.
Bob James - I use Artisan but unfortunately its polygon reduction facility leaves lots of triples and distorts geometry too much, at the level of cleanup I need to perform.
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Have you Activate the CleanUp Extension ?
Did you also install TT_Lib it needs ?? -
...and there it is. Always nice when someone points you in the right direction. Thanks!
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